winter preparation

**bubba** · 6th October 04, 10:06 AM

Zeytoun, they'd probably throw a net over you.

I've had a couple ideas for material, wool or fleece. Fleece would be nice but my legs would sweat like mad inside. You could get away with the mil surplus if you died them black I suppose.

**bikercelt1** · 6th October 04, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by zeytoun

I happen to like the WWII style gaiters I've seen in Army surplus catalogues...a pair of those, a monocle, and a cigarette holder. I bet people would really give me plenty of space.

Kind of a multi-cultural pastiche?

You, my friend, are really scary sometimes!

Don't forget to post a picture

Jamie

**Graham** · 6th October 04, 02:38 PM

Hey Bubba, those leggings Clann an Drumma wear look very cool in a Pictish kinda way.

I wear gaiters when hiking in wet scrub, they work well, they have velcro down the sides, full length.

**RockyR** · 6th October 04, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Graham

Hey Bubba, those leggings Clann an Drumma wear look very cool in a Pictish kinda way.

I wear gaiters when hiking in wet scrub, they work well, they have velcro down the sides, full length.

uhh dummy here,, what are gaiters? When I lived in Florida, we either chased them or they chased us ... any how I don't think your talkin bout that kind of gaiter.

**Hamish** · 6th October 04, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by richardljohnson

Considering in this area we get about 6 weeks of "winter" and in that only 3-4 days which could compare with the weather 'up north'. I feel kind of left out because I really don't have any preperation to do.

NOT that I am complaining mind you...

RLJ-

Much the same here in the south of England, Richard. The South Downs (a 100 mile range of hills running virtually parallel to the coast) is between Storrington and the English Channel, just 7 miles away as the crow flies. That means we don't benefit from the warmer sea-air temperatures and so are prone to a lot of morning frosts - but that's about as bad as it gets nowadays. Yes, it's colder than in the summer, with average day temperatures in the low 40s rather than the 70s. If we've had snow in the past eight/ten years, it's been an overnight sprinkling that's melted away by 10.00am. As a child, I remember (with affection) the annual January/February snowfall down here might be as much as 12" which would lie around for a week or more. Not now - thanks to Global warming.

So, I hardly need to make preparations for the winter. I seldom require a scarf, but do use gloves as I suffer (slightly) from Raynaud's Condition, and I'll wear my leather bomber jackets more, but that's about it.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 6th October 04, 04:22 PM

We've got lots of snow here in Ontario... Would you like to have some of it?

Plenty to go around.

**Hamish** · 6th October 04, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

We've got lots of snow here in Ontario... Would you like to have some of it?

Plenty to go around.

Who? Me? No thanks, Blu. I can live very easily without snow now that I'm in my dotage!

**bubba** · 6th October 04, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Graham

Hey Bubba, those leggings Clann an Drumma wear look very cool in a Pictish kinda way.

I wear gaiters when hiking in wet scrub, they work well, they have velcro down the sides, full length.

Yeah, those leggings are pretty cool. I like the barbaric look.

I intend to use velcro down the length, but I'm considering putting some buckles on velcro straps at intervals down the outside just for the look.